Training Update- February

So as you can see, we're doing pretty good! I love a good visual goal.

I have to admit that running has been VERY cathartic for me. Previously, my only accomplishment in the running department was in 7th grade when I was in athletics (hey, even the good athletes need a competent manager!) when I ran for 5 minutes straight.

Now I realize that running sloppily jogging as an overweight preteen will only get you about 1/4 of a mile, but this was the only memory of running I had until recently.

So as odd as it sounds, with each step and each mile and each day I mark off that training schedule, I'm writing my new legacy.

As I run farther and farther from my previous label as a prior fat kid, I write on the slate of who I'm becoming; not who I was. No one can ever change their past. How they were raised, where they grew up or what lessons you endured, but you can evolve into something much better and greater.

Also, you can never truly know how your body works in relation to food unless you run. So not only has my mind evolved, but my relationship with food.

Sure, you can survive a run, but to truly train you have to have the proper nutrition.

I've learned what to eat before a run to have enough energy to properly perform without horrible stomach cramps. I'm still trying to convince SmithCale and listen to me about this, as I run circles around him cramp-free.

You must embrace drinking LOTS of water.

Find a place to train, and adjust schedule according to the weather.

I don't crack myself up often, but I did it TWICE today. This picture was taken when I set the self-timer and said (really fast), "Why don't we do an action..." *click*.

The next crack-me-up picture was this one, where I was looking up to see if the timer had gone off.

One more day down!

Food for a Personal Evolution,

the SupperSmiths, forging one meal at a time